News Archive 2007
CMRF Health Research Open Day 2007
Sunday 26th August 2007
There was an extremely good turn out for the Open Day held at the Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Research Foyer, 1 - 4pm
Many people took the opportunity to view and interact with displays and the chance to talk to Researchers about their Projects.
Three Research Tours ran every 30 minutes through the afternoon and the public were keen to take advantage of the Tours. Many visited the new 3T MRI Scanner at Hagley Radiology and also used for research projects at the Van der Veer Institute under direction of the CMRF Director of MRI, Dr Richard Watts.
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Health Research Conference
Held 25 and 26th August 2007
Results from the Health Research Conference for Student Presentations.
Best Overall Presentation: Kristin Brown, Free Radical Research Group, University of Otago, Christchurch
"Pro-apoptotic isothiocyanates inactivate proteins involved in maintaining mitochondrial redox homeostasis"
Prize - $2,000 Travel Grant sponsored by CMRF
Best Student Presentation: 1st Prize $250.00 Sponsored by CMRF - Carrie Clark, Child Development Research Group, University of Canterbury
"Evecutive Function at Early School age in Children Born very preterm"
2nd Prize $250.00 Sponsored by CMRF - Laura Miller, GeoHealth Laboratory, University of Canterbury
"Population Mixing and Type 1 Diabetes in Canterbury"
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Visit to Van der Veer Institute
Friday 19th October, 2007
CMRF Hosted a breakfast Visit/Tour of the Van der Veer Institute, Christchurch. The members of the Rotary Club of Christchurch Sunrise enjoyed an early morning breakfast at the Institute. The visit was sponsored by ABN Amro Craigs and a donation, $645.00 from the Rotary Club of Christchurch Sunrise was greatly received on behalf of the Van der Veer Institute which will be used towards building a new laboratory at the Institute.
Photo shows Professor Tim Anderson (Professor of Parkinson's Disease) who spoke to the interested group on the use of the 3T MRI Scanner located in the building in St Asaph Street. Professor Anderson explained the use of the scanner for his research project on Parkinson's disease.
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Athol Mann Lecture 2007
Was held Monday 5th November, 2007
There was a wonderful response by the public who turned out in record numbers to listen to Professor Richard Faull speak.
An estimated 200 people attended the lecture and were entertained with an enlightening and refreshing look at the brain and brain disease. Professor Faull spoke on results from research, his team in Auckland had carried out.
Photo: Professor Richard LM Faull
BMedSc MBChB PhD DSc FRSNZ
Professor of Anatomy, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences,
University of Auckland
Professor Faull was the guest speaker for the Athol Mann Lecture,
which was held on 5th November, 07 at the Rolleston Lecture Theatre,
Christchurch Hospital at 5.30 till 6.30pm.
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